Book review.
Firstly, the book I chose to read was “My sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult. I think you heard of this author before, because the books written are great!
This book was recommended by my best friend. She summarized the story for me and quoted a sentence she read from the book and at that point of time, I was sure I’m going to finish reading it! I believed this book consists of wonderful and interesting storylines, so I borrowed from her. Furthermore, this book is small and convenient enough for me to bring it along with me, so I can read it as and when I want.
I shall summarize the novel before I start on my second point. There was this girl Anna who was born/made to save her sister, Kate who suffers from leukemia. Anna was born to help Anna fight leukemia; she was the reason why she’s brought to this world. I mentioned (made) because
Next, the reason why I would recommend this book to others. Mainly, it would be because I felt that this book made me realized how much pain some people can actually suffer. I felt that some friends of mine are tired of living, so I would want to recommend this book to them and let them realize how some people out there is trying to get their live going. Hopefully this would give them a wake up call, and cherish their lives and carry on with their lives positively.
Well, I seriously like this part a lot. It might sound a little emotional but it sure is meaningful. So there was this girl Anna who was born/made to save her sister, Kate who suffers from leukemia. Anna was born to help Kate fight leukemia; she was the reason why she’s brought to this world. I mentioned (made) because the parent actually chose the right embryo which has what Kate’s body needs. There was this sentence saying, “If your parents have you for a reason, then that reason better exist. Because once it’s gone, so are you.” Don’t you find this so interesting? Seriously, I’ve never thought of something like that before! From this I learnt that there could be people doing things like this just to save their children. I learnt to put myself into people’s shoe, like trying to have a taste of how Anna feels. I also learnt something from the quote above. My friend asked me, “Do you love for a reason?” I said, “no.” Then she said “good, and told me that sentence, because if you love with a reason, then if that reason is gone, you won’t love anymore.”
That’s about the book.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
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Hi Ting Yi,
Thanks for taking time to share your views on this book by Jodi Picoult.
You're right in talking about "how much pain some people can actually suffer". The reality of pain is for real, and sometimes, such people go by unnoticed. That's really sad, isn't it. Perhaps it's time all of us took a step away from the cushy lives we lead and invest a minute or two into finding out how our friends are doing.
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